LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

asphodelus

asphodelus m (genitive asphodelī)
Classical[asˈpʰɔ.dɛ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[asˈfɔː.de.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculineasphodel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeasphodelusasphodelī
asphodilī
genitiveasphodelī
asphodilī		asphodelōrum
asphodilōrum
dativeasphodelō
asphodilō		asphodelīs
asphodilīs
accusativeasphodelum
asphodilum		asphodelōs
asphodilōs
ablativeasphodelō
asphodilō		asphodelīs
asphodilīs
vocativeasphodele
asphodile		asphodelī
asphodilī

asphŏdĕlus (-ĭlus, Pall. 1, 37, 2), i, m., = ἀσφόδελος,
I. the asphodel, a kind of lily-shaped plant with many tubercles at the root: Asphodelus ramosus, Linn.; Plin. 21, 17, 68, § 108 sqq. (acc. to Isid. Orig. 17, 9, 84, in pure Lat., albutium).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos, “asphodel”).

Descendants
  • Englishdaffodilfrom Medieval Latin affodillus
  • Catalanasfòdel
  • Frenchasphodèle
  • Italianasfodelo
  • Occitanasfodèl
  • Portugueseasfódelo
  • Spanishasfódelo
  • Galicianasfódelo
  • TranslingualAsphodelus

In English words that came into English from asphodelus

  • daffodilaffodillus
  • asphodelasphodelus

Quick answers

What does asphodelus mean in Latin?
asphodelus, a noun, means “asphodel”.
What is the genitive of asphodelus?
The genitive singular is asphodelī. asphodelus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce asphodelus?
In classical Latin, [asˈpʰɔ.dɛ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [asˈfɔː.de.lus].